Featured Trip Reports

White Chuck Bench

A quiet trail for an outing. The only boot prints in and out were mine. The sound of the river faded a little and became louder as the trail wound through the forest of mostly cedar, Douglas fir and ...

Bruni's Snow Bowl Hut

Spent the night at the hut. Always fun and this time especially fun with friends and the hut manager and another lovely ski patrol lady. The hut is in excellent shape with everything you need and ...

Heather Lake, Heather Lake Snowshoe

We finally got a break in the rain! My friend and I made a quick jaunt up to Heather Lake today with his dog. The lower part of the trail is snow-free and in great condition. There is snow higher up ...

Phantom Lake Loop, Lake Hills Greenbelt

Quick walk around the Lakehills Greenbelt and Phantom Lake loop trails this morning between storm systems. The trails remain a combination of typical suburban paved, graveled and elevated board ...

Mailbox Peak - Old Trail

The main thing that's new since the last trip report is that Mailbox got some powder last night, which made for a slippery trip up, even with spikes. The trees have some pretty heavy snow on them and ...

Flagg Mountain Snowshoe

Flagg Mtn is a well graded ramble with snow from bottom to top. I did not take my snowshoes though the last third of the hike I was wishing that I had. Mostly it was mid-calf deep but occasionally it ...

Mailbox Peak - Old Trail

Awesome trip up to the summit with Aferrenberg, as we had some great weather and got some nice views. Snow started around 3200ft or so. Once we got out into the open the trail conditions were great ...

Mount Townsend

We hiked on 12/13/2025 and the conditions were great! There was a little snow on the trail, but no microspikes or gaiters needed. Road was totally clear of snow. Beautiful trail and views. This is a ...

Sharpe Park - Montgomery - Duban Headlands, Sharpe Park - Sares Head

This is a good hike on a day when the rain may make you want to return to the car in a short amount of time. And its a great trail. There was a high chance or rain but there also some welcomed sun ...

Baldy Mountain

This trail is a good reminder that the flesh is weak, the shape is elusive, and the proportions of the mountain are deceiving. Towering Baldy looks daunting - and the trail is not easy by any means, ...

Woodard Bay Conservation Area

Crisp, foggy day. The tree down was on the forest path section. It was navigable--sort of like climbing a stile. The old access road was barrier free. Ghostly photo ops and a lovely hush.

Mount Defiance, Ira Spring Trail - Mason Lake

The trailhead was busy with several groups (one with the maximum allowed) at 8:15am when I arrived. It's not just summer that this is a popular place to be! The trail was in great condition with ...

Kelly Butte

Road This road wasn't as bad as I thought based on previous reports. Make no mistake it is a high clearance vehicle road past a certain point, but if you have high clearance it's actually a really ...

Pipestone Canyon Rim Trail

Great hikes never go out of style. No spring flowers, a little wet and muddy. Grey skies rustling like late autumn leaves. Vistas stretching from lessor peaks like Blue Buck and Lightning Ridge to ...

Hilburn Preserve

We happened to pick a day that was cold and rainy. Lots of wet leaves on the trail making access to the creek slippery. We thought it would be a 2 mile loop, but turned out to be about half a mile. ...

Frog Mountain

Beautiful day for a hike. Decided to grab my hiking buddy and our cameras to enjoy a rare sunny November day. Drive in was perfect and we were the 3rd car at the trailhead. As previous hiker ...

Twin Peaks (Horse Lake Mountain)

Did this one as a recovery hike and I have always wondered about this little back court peak, and it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Trailhead There are sort of two trailheads, there is ...

Spokane Gulch, Cedar Creek

Crisp leaves, frosted white, Autumn days bring longer night. Snowline dropping and hunters gone, Blue sky, grey skies, awaiting dawn. I love the shoulder seasons in the Methow. Few hikers, the ...

Seward Park, Kubota Gardens

The previous weekend’s storms sped up the loss of leaves on trees, but there’s still quite a bit of color to see in the Seattle area where Kubota Garden and Seward Park are located. I took advantage ...

Lower Big Quilcene River

We scouted the trail from the lower trailhead to the upper for Gray Wolf Trail Crew. The trail's generally in good shape. It's brushy in places, but that will be cleared when the crew works it next ...

North Fork Skykomish River, Pass Creek, Dishpan Gap

Spent a wonderful couple days taking in fall colors and eating hordes of blueberries and huckleberries - meeting some PCT thru-hikers, too, who were ready for the finish line! Road to TH up to ...

Artist Ridge - Huntoon Point

Quick hike around sunrise to Huntoon point. Surprisingly at least 20 cars in the parking lot 10 minutes before sunrise. Glorious lenticulars on both Shuksan and Baker. Trail is in great shape.

Cowiche Canyon Preserve

Fall colors are just starting. Morning and late afternoon/early evening are best. Bring a light jacket. Mid-day can still be a bit toasty. No bugs to worry about. Just a few Caddis flies. Mid day you ...

Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm

It was the best of weather, it was the worst of weather [on our backpacking trip to Basin Creek + Sahale Glacier camps]... ITINERARY Day 1: a (rainy) hike and (even rainier) overnight at ...

Escure Ranch - Towell Falls

I first visited Towell Falls in late February 2025 and took the photo featured in the hiking guide with a torrent roaring over the falls. I thought it'd be interesting to go back and see what it ...

High Divide - Seven Lakes Basin Loop

What a gorgeous day in Olympic National Park. We hiked the loop as a day hike, as we couldn’t get backpacking permits last minute when we saw good weather here. We are very happy with the choice to ...

Mount Dickerman

Hiked with a friend on a Monday. Only one gravel portion on the road in; not difficult to reach at all. 3 or 4 other cars in the lot; we saw a scant 4 other people on the trail (the lot also has a ...

North Fork Skykomish River, Pass Creek, Lake Sally Ann, Dishpan Gap

For Labor Day Weekend, I did a one-night lollipop loop from the North Fork Skykomish River -> Pass Creek -> PCT -> North Fork Skykomish River trails, camping at Lake Sally Ann. 21.4 miles and 3500 ft ...

Round Lake

First time doing this hike and I totally fell in love with it. The road in is in excellent condition. Any car could get here. With the exception of a few trees to step over or crawl under the trail ...

Naches Peak Loop

I can see why this is a very popular hike in the area I suggest start early to avoid the crowds. We headed to dewy lake for some more solitude. Wonderful day to be outside. I love this state other ...